As somebody in a previous life as a hunting advocate, as a newspaper columnist, who has fought the animal rights battles for many years, I think we delude ourselves when we think that all these people are concerned about is the humane treatment of seals, and as long as we do it right, everything's going to be fine. They want to put the sealing industry out of business, and we should never forget what those groups are all about.
Have you had the opportunity to discuss the precedent-setting nature of this ruling with colleagues in other departments, such as Natural Resources, Agriculture, and so on? My guess is those other departments that deal with other resource industries are not really aware of the precedents, the dangers of this particular WTO move.